Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team took down their third straight ranked opponent on Saturday with a 5-4 victory over six-time defending MIAA champion #16 Northwest Missouri. With the win, SBU improves to 10-5 (3-0 MIAA) on the season.

Southwest Baptist fell behind early, trailing 2-1 after doubles play. Chris Blodig/Torben Semrau picked up a critical 8-2 victory at number two doubles, while Sherif Abohabaga/Gyorgy Argoston fell 8-6 in a close match at number one doubles. SBU then went on to pick up singles victories at number one (Abohabaga; 7-6, 6-4), number two (Argoston; 6-2, 6-2), number four (Semrau; 7-6, 6-2), and number five (Raul Cabalero; 6-1, 6-1) to claim the 5-4 victory.

The Bearcats will return to action on Tuesday, April 19 when they travel to #40 Drury. Play is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. from Springfield, Missouri.

#31 Southwest Baptist 5, #16 Northwest Missouri

Singles
1. #46 Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Romain Boissinot (NWMSU) 7-6, 6-4
2. Gyorgy Argoston (SBU) def. Alvaro Riveros (NWMSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Sergi Fontcuberta (NWMSU) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Mauro Tete (NWMSU) 7-6, 6-2
5. Raul Cabalero (SBU) def. Fin Glowick (NWMSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Aymeric Autones (NWMSU) def. Marcel Castillo (SBU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Riveros/Fontcuberta (NWMSU) def. Abohabaga/Argoston (SBU) 8-6
2. Blodig/Semrau (SBU) def. Boissinot/Autones (NWMSU) 8-2
3. Tete/Josef Altmann (NWMSU) def. Cabalero/Omar Diab (SBU) 8-2